National Republican., 1887-04-12
ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.
Items OF Interest Gathered for th,
sRepubiicsn,s" Renders.

'Repubiicsn's" Renders.
The committee having in charge making
the arrangements for the regatta on July
4, are actively at work. 1t is probable that
the committee will charter two steamers
and have a hop at Marshall Hall on the
night OF the 4th.
The musicale to be given by the Alexan-
dria Musical Association Will take place at
the opera house on Wednesday evening.
The association will be assisted by Miss
Florence Gregg, soprano; Miss Clara Har-
risop, pianist; and by Signor Montanelli
and Mr.. +. Gottlieb.
AT the election OF vestrymen, held at
Christ Church Yesterday, the following
w. A. smoot, William Gibson, l., M.
Blackford, d. N. Rust, G. W. Ramsay,
Thomas Semmes, w. j. Entwisle, and @. +.
Lee, ir.
The receipts of fish yesterday at Fish
town-were about $4,000 herring and 450
shad. The herring sold at "a per thou
sand, and the shad at S12 so to $l5 per hun
dred.
MIR. James P. Cation, who has been at
tending the conference Of the Methodist
Protestant church at Easton, Nd, has re.
turned home.
Mr.. James W. Shackleford, who has been
' visiting friends in Baltimore, has returned
home, greatly improved by the trip.
DIR. ID. w. Bliss, Of Washington, per-
formed an operation on, Mr.. Joseph II.
Maddox yesterday, which afforded him
considerable relief, asd hopes are now en-
tertained Of bis recovery.
The transfer OF the ship-yard to the
Arrow Steamship Company was made yes
terday. Mr.. james T. Cation, attorney for
j. 2. Agnew & Co., drew up the papers and
forwarded them to New York to be signed
by the officers of the company, who were
not present yesterday.
Mayor Smoot has ordered the police to
arrest all parties seen drunk on the streets
on Sunday whether disorderly or not.
Col. ID. A: Windsor, who has been con.
fined to bis house on account OF neuralgia,
has recovered and is out again.
II is said that MIR. Owen Nugent, jr.,
executor If the late Owen j. Nugent, will
institute suit against the Catholic Bene-
fetal Society, of this city, in order to re-
due the deceased, and which this society
has refused to pay.
Miss Jennie Cline, of Leesburg, is visit.
Ing the family of Rev. Samuel 3. Rodgers,
ON Fairfax street.
The finance committee OF the city coun.
ell held meeting last night and adjourned
without transacting any business Of inter-
est.
The liquor licenses were due yesterday
and the corporation court was Kept busy
bearing. applications.
The Young Mems Christian Association
elected the following officers last night at
their meeting held at the M. P. Church A.
G.. Uhler, president; N. s. Greenway, secre
tary; VIM. A. Moore, treasurer. Directors,
- Pettitt, W. A. Smoot, p. B. Peyton,
w. Parker, P. Dempsey, VIM. Emerson, /.
G. O'Neal, and +. Rogers. After the elec-
ton of the officers the association was ad-
dressed by Mr. Williams, the state secre
tary.
MIR. Custis L. Laws, of Loudoun county,
and student at the Richmond College
preached at the First Baptist Church on
Sunday night.
On next Friday night Grand Chief Tenn
| plar Miller and Mr. Charles M. Nye will ad.
dress a temperance meeting at the NJ. e
| Church.
The April term of the corporation court
commenced yesterday, Judge N. B. Meade
| presiding, AID the following business was
transacted: Letters Of administration were
granted on the estate of John Vented to
| Mary Vented. Robbins VS.. Dorsey; the
motion to appoint receiver to take charge
OF the Braddock House was continued un
| til Saturday next. The will OF Susanna
Lyles was admitted to probate and Elijal
Cash qualified as executor.